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  How we got here.
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  Oh ya what will help some is I think I heard they are having some kind of a 4 hour deal guess it will be tomorrow before the games - plus we have the Michigan Loyola games to pass some time too. - -Hopefully Devonte will come out with his game face tomorrow - he is HUGE very key for us in this game - -he hasn’t really had a good game yet in the tourney. I got a feeling he just might get it back tomorrow , we are going to need everyone. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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  Dokes mom
  dokes mom • • Crimsonorblue22  

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  @KUSTEVE I hope they find someone to translate for her. I bet she’ll be tired. I can’t wait to see her and Doke!
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  Open Practice observations
  practice open observations • • benshawks08  

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  Lol sounds like everyone is coping with the stress in their own ways. Doke and Newman the classic stressful overworkers. Svi and DG goofballs. And Bill just soaking up the experience again.
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  Man what am I missing?
  man missing • • jayballer73  

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  I think its a combination of two things. Villanova has been more consistent than KU over the course of the full season. Like KU, they lost 3 of 6 during a stretch, but KU had a separate 2 game losing streak. So over the course of the season, you could argue that Villanova was the better team. Villanova has played better during the tournament. No one has played Villanova within single digits yet during the tournament. KU has won their last three games by 4 points each. So if you think Villanova had the slightly better regular season, and you also think Villanova is playing more dominantly right now, Villanova is the pick to win this game. Doesn’t mean KU can’t win. Just that this game, as @LSH says, probably favors the Wildcats.
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  Duke fans have a new T-Shirt.
  duke fans t-shirt • • wrwlumpy  

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  KUSTEVE said: Man, now that is BEAUTIFUL. A whole bunch of Dook fans are walking around with Malik Newman t-shirts. PHOF
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  Jesse Newell player profiles
  player newell jesse profiles • • ZIG  

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  http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article207311789.html Malik http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article206402239.html Svi Will these work?
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  Man will this week ever end?
  week man ever end • • jayballer73  

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  It’s been a long week but I realized around Tuesday I needed this break in the action. I barely slept going into Sunday and barely slept Sunday night for work on Monday. That’s how much of an emotional roller coaster the game and win was. 2012 was a long time ago (at least it felt that way) so I had forgot what this joy of making the big stage felt like. I’m enjoying all of it and absolutely can keep soaking it in until Saturday Night. If the game goes as planned I expect to be running on adrenaline until who knows when, I might just have to take a few personal days next week to take it all in.
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  How should Jay attack the find a way boys?
  should jay boys find attack • • jaybate 1.0  

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  betterfireE said: @BeddieKU23 I’d like to know: Can Silvio play out along the perimeter with their 5 (who likes threes), or do we need Mitch? Will Graham be effective against Brunson on both sides of the ball? Do we surrender athleticism to anyone else besides Bridges? I would still prefer to put a guard on Spellman- with Svi but if its going to be a big I think we just roll the dice and adjust if needed to during the game. Spellman is a big dude, he’s not a bean pole like Bagley but Spellman for the most part has made his biggest impact in their offense shooting the 3. He can put the ball on the floor if defenders bail out to contest a shot as he’ll use a pump fake and has decent handles for a guy his size. This is a tough matchup. I believe Self will go with Doke and Silvio/or Mitch on him and hope shots don’t fall or we have enough secondary help to limit his opportunities. If we take the last two games as any indication of how KU handles a pick and pop 4/5 man Skara/Donnal & Carter were left on an Island multiple times from what I remember. Spellman however is a better shooter then both of them so the %'s make it difficult to leave him open. If we respect his shot too much Nova has some advantages trying to take our guys 1 on 1 downhill without help. I think Self is going to gameplan on offense to get him in foul trouble though. This could be an interesting development. We are worried that Doke will again foul himself out of stretches of this game but getting Spellman on the bench could absolutely change the game in KU’s favor. If they have to use Crosby-Roundtree for stretches he’s giving up 70 pounds to Doke and if they switch Paschall onto him Doke again has a favorable matchup. That would put CR on Svi which then creates a potentially big advantage. Tough question. I would say Graham can only be stopped by himself on offense. It’s been rather impressive seeing the transformation he’s made over the course of the season as a point guard and leader. Brunson is a solid defender but Graham has a quickness edge against him that I hope he’s able to use. Brunson is averaging 3 fouls a game in his last 3 so maybe Devonte is able to bait him into some cheap fouls. Devonte really hasn’t played great on offense this entire tournament. He carried us against Penn but that was more about the first half. Since then he’s been a sidekick to the Newman show which isn’t a bad thing. It’s kind of created this dynamic where Devonte doesn’t have to do it all on his own. Defensively I think Brunson has an advantage. There isn’t a guard that can stop his old man back you down game. This is where I’m worried about fouls. Brunson has these “bait you” moves that he’s crafted. He can rise up over you and make a difficult mid-range or 8 footer. I just hope Devonte or whoever gets his assignment makes the shots difficult without fouling. We can live with Brunson having a big game as two of his bigger games on the year scoring wise Villanova lost. He’s a big time player who I have a ton of respect for. DiVincenzo is the other x factor athlete. In the Texas Tech game he had a few dunks, one off the bounce and a put back slam off a missed three that were big time plays. He’s deceptively bouncy, not like a Vick that has that gliding athletic ability and can rise up really high. DiVincenzo I thought made the plays that kept momentum alive for them in a game that was downright hard to watch offensively. Vick can match him but I’d imagine its either Malik or Devonte that gets him when he’s in the game.
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  The Battle for Perception
  battle perception • • BigBad  

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  One of these guys has the advantage of coaching east of the Mississippi.
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  Back from the send off
  off send • • jayballer73  

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  @JayHawkFanToo I’ll agree that different eras are hard to gauge but Owens flatout was not spectacular, those last 6 years stank.
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  Academic All Big 12
  big academic • • BShark  

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  @HighEliteMajor The Big 12 page for this season appears top be down but here is a snippet from last year. Look at the West Virginia players, they are all in Sport Management; is this the equivalent of what UNC had for athletes? 2 of the 3 KU players getting Masters Degrees.
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  Darius Bazley Skipping College
  college darius bazley skipping • • BShark  

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  It’s the G league that’s puzzling to me, not skipping college. At least he knows what he wants. Most 17 year olds don’t.
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  McDonald's All American Week Events
  week american mcdonalds events • • Kcmatt7  

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  @FarmerJayhawk http://usatodayhss.com/2018/ashton-hagans-blog-decommitment-from-georgia-falling-in-the-final-four-rumor-control-and-more/amp?__twitter_impression=true Supposedly staying in 2019. In that case Cal might not have to force anyone out.
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  Three games that made a difference
  games three made difference • • wissox  

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  @wissox And i’m sure you were staring deep into my eyes as you read my mind…
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  jSPN: Bulletin from the Future: KU Defeats Nova Handily
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  Your Bath Is Ready....
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  Nice post Dragon! I’m slowly gaining more respect for Jay Wright, but I really hope I can go back to making fun of him for early tournament flameouts. He’s had quite a few with very good teams. I do believe he outcoached Bill Self 2 years ago, but hoping Bill learned something from that matchup.
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  Special guest traveling with team
  team traveling special guest • • Fightsongwriter  

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  @KUSTEVE I’ve always been a huge Larry Brown fan.
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  Two KC Star articles
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  @chriz I was crying like a big baby on senior pm. So many sacrifices these parents have made. Just like embiid, diallo, Silvio and doke. Can’t imagine to be w/out your family for such a long period of time and at a young age. KU does such a great job of taking care of these young kids. Silvio mentioned that in a recent article.
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  Dontae now consensus All-American with AP First Team Pick
  team pick all-american dontae consensus • • wrwlumpy  

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  @chriz Perhaps you should have looked for Jontay Porter; he is considereda first round pick while his brother is a top 5 pick.
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  Villanova Wildcats - Saturday - 7:49 pm - TBS
  saturday wildcats villanova 749 tbs • • wrwlumpy  

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  Anytime Marvin either had the ball or before he got the ball, they were just smothering him," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “It was very difficult to get him the ball.” “All the time he was on the court I was with him, just pushing him a little so he could feel me every time,” Mykhailiuk said. “Don’t let him go anywhere without me actually just putting my hand on his body so he would get tired.” We need more of this Saturday.